Photoshop Disasters
You ever drive by an accident on the freeway and found yourself unable to keep from staring? It’s a phenomenon we LA natives are quite familiar with. The traffic reporters call it “spectator traffic,” others call it “rubber-necking” while all call it “incredibly annoying.”
Why do I bring that up? Because the woman pictured above seems to be experiencing a case of rubber-arming, and just like a multi-car pile up, I can’t stop looking. Take a moment to reexamine the photo.
Either this woman has a very unusual arm condition or this is a photoshop disaster. With all the attention that this bending of time and space commands, you can’t help but wonder, “What were they thinking?”
Everytime you need a healthy dose of “WTF?” please visit Photoshop Disasters, a blog dedicated to the abuse of Photoshop. One thing for sure I’ll be double checking my compositing to make sure they obey the laws of physics.
Here are a few tips to keep you safe from photoshop disasters.
- Never abuse the clone stamp tool. Cloning in a body part should only be attempted by seasoned photoshop veterans who understand things like how light behaves and basic anatomy.
- Be mindful of your lightsource, nothing is more distracting than shadows pointing in every direction. On a similar note, make sure your shadows don’t give your composite a floating effect.
- Learn the value of the burn and dodge tools.
- Use a reference point when skewing and warping 3D objects
- And for goodness sake! Clean up that clipping mask!
This has been a ViscomLA public service announcement
I think another key rule with these photoshop disasters is to just have an editor or reviewer look over the image first, before it gets posted, to make sure there is nothing silly with the images.